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In the lead up to Cannes Lions 2026, Special Effects Media South Africa's Victoria Oyeboade says African brands need ecosystems, not just endorsements (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | The Lions creators reality check: Why African brands need ecosystems

Victoria Oyeboade 14 hours

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 16 hours

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Primary & Secondary Education

Getting through school in SA: How learners make it to the end after a poor start

Ursula Hoadley, Carol Bertram, Gabrielle Wills and Servaas van der Berg 1 day

Cybersecurity jobs are available, but graduates struggle to get hired

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity jobs are available, but graduates struggle to get hired

1 day

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Fintech

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Issued by The Nielsen Network 1 day

JA South Africa expands board to drive youth impact

Skills Training

JA South Africa expands board to drive youth impact

Issued by JA South Africa 1 day

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Media

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 1 day

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

1 day

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 1 day

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 days

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Primary & Secondary Education

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Issued by CambriLearn 2 days

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Finance

Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

2 days

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Property

Warning to South African landlords: Student housing crackdown and R180,000 legal shocks

2 days

Level up or log off: Why lifelong learning is the new professional norm

Skills Training

Level up or log off: Why lifelong learning is the new professional norm

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 29 May 2026

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Higher Education

Kenya's Strathmore University wins Africa space law moot court

29 May 2026

UCT GSB’s Camille Meyer named a Poets&Quants 2026 Best 40-Under-40 Professor

Higher Education

UCT GSB’s Camille Meyer named a Poets&Quants 2026 Best 40-Under-40 Professor

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 29 May 2026

Escaping the memorise-and-move-on trap during exams

Primary & Secondary Education

Escaping the memorise-and-move-on trap during exams

Tracey Butchart, Issued by Oxford University Press 29 May 2026

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

Media

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

29 May 2026

Kelly Fisher, Marketing and Communications Head at Injini

Early Childhood Development

Education crisis: We need to fix the root for the tree to thrive

Kelly Fisher 28 May 2026

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Labour Law & Unions

JALL 2026: 25 years of shaping labour law conversations in South Africa

Issued by Juta and Company 28 May 2026

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

Issued by Cape Chamber 28 May 2026

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Youth Employment

New study reveals hidden 'relatability' bias blocking Black grads from jobs

28 May 2026

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Education

Manamela’s R149.2bn higher education budget prioritises digital skills

27 May 2026

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Education & Skills Development

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Issued by Trialogue 27 May 2026

Gibs recognised with 2 Silver Awards in EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2026

Higher Education

Gibs recognised with 2 Silver Awards in EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2026

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 May 2026

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Climate Change

A storm is brewing as experts warn of a “super” El Niño

27 May 2026

The growing impact of MultiChoice Talent Factory across Africa’s film industry

Film & Cinematography

The growing impact of MultiChoice Talent Factory across Africa’s film industry

Issued by MultiChoice 27 May 2026

Reside Summit 2026 proves housing is no longer a siloed conversation

Residential Property

Reside Summit 2026 proves housing is no longer a siloed conversation

Issued by Catchwords 26 May 2026

Miché Van Wyk and Faroll Coetzee in Gat by Garage Dance Ensemble. Image by Ronel Jefthas

Theatre

Review | Dust, Memory and Movement: Garage Dance Ensemble at Suidoosterfees 2026

Debbie Hathway 27 May 2026

Why we need to re-evaluate Stem education

Skills Training

Why we need to re-evaluate Stem education

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 May 2026

'The Return of the Arab Priest', exhibition at UP Museums

Art

UP Museums presents Irma Stern’s Arab Priest - a rare homecoming on view in Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 25 May 2026

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Tourism

Meet Carmen Lerm, the 'Weskus Guru' behind FusionDesign and West Coast Way

Issued by FusionDesign 25 May 2026

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Marketing

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Issued by Rogerwilco 25 May 2026

Sni Mhlongo's coming of age ceremony featured some of her favourite brands. Source: Instagram.

Social Media

15.9m-view umemulo reframes brand-creator partnerships through participation

Thando Gambushe 25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

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Higher Education

Beyond enrolment: 5 steps to quality higher education in SA

22 May 2026

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Higher Education

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 22 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Are university land sales unexpectedly driving urban development?

Katja Hamilton 22 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

Cape Chamber celebrates innovation: meet the winners of the inaugural Academic Innovation Awards

Awards

Cape Chamber celebrates innovation: meet the winners of the inaugural Academic Innovation Awards

Issued by Cape Chamber 24 Feb 2025

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Higher Education

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 May 2026

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

22 May 2026

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Higher Education

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 21 May 2026

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

Theatre

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards rebrands to Cape Town Theatre Awards

21 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026